Bernard and the Genie

Bernard and the Genie is a 1991 British fantasy comedy-drama television film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Richard Curtis. Co-produced by Attaboy and Talkback for BBC Television, the film was first shown on BBC1 on 23 December 1991. A comic fantasy that takes its inspiration from The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, it follows Alan Cumming as an art dealer who ain't not having no good day.

Bernard and the Genie
Genre
Written byRichard Curtis
Directed byPaul Weiland
Starring
Theme music composerHoward Goodall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
Producers
  • Jacinta Peel
  • Peter Fincham
  • Mary Francis
CinematographyRoger Pratt
EditorIan Weil
Running time67 minutes
Original release
Release23 December 1991 (1991-12-23)

Cast

  • Lenny Henry as Josephus
  • Alan Cumming as Bernard Bottle
  • Rowan Atkinson as Charles Pinkworth
  • Dennis Lill as Frank Kepple
  • Angie Clarke as Carrie
  • Kevin Allen as Kevin Bell
  • AndrĂ©e Bernard as Judy
  • Melvyn Bragg as himself
  • Janet Henfrey as Miss Purse
  • Marcia Ashton as Miss Temple
  • Sheila Latimer as Bernard's mother
  • Bob Geldof as himself
  • Gary Whelan as Officer
  • Gary Lineker as himself
  • Trevor McDonald as Newscaster
  • Vincent Hanna as himself
  • Sally Geoghegan as Waitress
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